1875 Middle Dist of Luzerne and Carbon Cos Rpt of
Fatal Accidents
(from the Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the
Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania for the Year 1875)
1/5
JAMES M'CARTY, age 35, 1 widow, 0 orphans, Prospect colliery,
1/14
THOMAS CORCORAN, age 34, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 1 slope Waterman & Beaver
1/25
ED. SMITH, age 35, 1 widow, 0 orphans, Mill Creek colliery
1/30
WM. KNIGHT, age 13, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Jersey colliery, Plymouth
2/9
MIKE CARTER, age 16, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Wyoming colliery, Plainsville
2/11
GEORGE SIMONS, age 28, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 1 Shaft, East Nanticoke
2/24
PATRICK KELLY, age 64, 1 widow, 7 orphans, Henry colliery, Plainsville
3/9
FRANK KELLER, age 48, 1 widow, 8 orphans, Exeter colliery, W. Pittston
3/11
WILLIAM COLVIN, age 22, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 3 slope, Baltimore mines
3/24
ANTHONY ROTHANS, age 17, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Espy colliery,
3/27
JOHN OLIVER, age 30, 1 widow, 0 orphans, No. 4 shaft D.H.& C. Co., Plymouth
4/19
MARTIN HUGHES, age 21, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 3 colliery, Baltimore mines
4/30
THOMAS PRICE, age 30, 1 widow, 2 orphans, Pine Ridge colliery,
5/11
JOHN RINGNAIR, age 38, 1 widow, 0 orphans, Espy colliery
5/21
JAMES RYAN, age 15, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Pine Ridge colliery
5/21
JOHN TYRELL, age 33, 1 widow, 0 orphans, Boston colliery
5/22
R. GREENOUGH, age 37, 1 widow, 2 orphans, Audenreid shaft, near Wilkes-Barre
5/22
BENJAMIN CORP, age 48, 1 widow, 2 orphans, Audenreid shaft, near Wilkes-Barre
6/12
JAMES BELL Jr, age 22, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Hollenback Colliery #3
6/21
D. S. SCADDON, age 30, 1 widow, 2 orphans, No. 2 shaft D.H.& C. Co.,
Plymouth
6/25
WILLIAM RUSE, age 40, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 9 colliery, Sugar Notch
6/26
ED. QUINN, age 30, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No.1 shaft D.H.& C. Co., Plymouth
6/26
THOMAS VIVIAN, age, widows and , orphans blank, No. 2 shaft, Nanticoke
6/26
JOSEPH RICHARD, age, widows and , orphans blank, No. 2 shaft, Nanticoke
6/26
THOMAS E WILLIAMS, age, widows and , orphans blank, No. 2 shaft, Nanticoke
6/26
PETER REYNOLDS, age, widows and , orphans blank, No. 2 shaft, Nanticoke
6/26
HENRY KING, age, widows and , orphans blank, No. 2 shaft, Nanticoke
6/26
JOHN HENDER, age, widows and , orphans blank, No. 2 shaft, Nanticoke
7/9
JAMES NASH, age 30, 1 widow, 2 orphans, No. 3 slope, Wanamie
7/17
JOSEPH FINK, age 25, 1 widow, 2 orphans, Diamond colliery, near Wilkes-Barre
7/21
ISAAC J DAVIS, age 36, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Grand Tunnel colliery
8/4
WM. WEATHERWALK, age 23, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 2 slope, Wanamie
8/10
MICHAEL LEE, age 12, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 10 colliery, Sugar Notch
8/10
CHRISTIAN PASCOE, age 52, 0 widows, 00 orphans, Hutchison colliery Kingston
8/12
MICHAEL T WELCH, age 23, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Exeter colliery, W. Pittston
8/17
JOHN LANAHAN, age 21, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 9 shaft, Sugar Notch
8/19
HELLER CROUSE, age 50, 1 widow, 0 orphans, No. 2 shaft D.H.& C. Co.,
Plymouth
9/2
JOSEPH LOYD, age 50, 1 widow, 5 orphans, Empire shaft, near Wilkes-Barre
9/7
A W SPEERY, age 26, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Forty Fort colliery, near Wyoming
9/15
MARTIN JENNINGS, age17, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 3 tunnel, W. Nanticoke
9/17
PETER QUINN, age 26, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Audenreid colliery, near Wilkes-Barre
9/20
JOHN M'CAN, age 23, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Wyoming colliery, Plainsville
10/4
JOSEPH HALDER, age 40, 1 widow, 5 orphans, Midvale colliery, Plainsville
10/6
LUKE BURKE, age 25, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 2 shaft D.H.& C. Co., Plymouth
10/6
VICTOR POLAND, age 27, 1 widow, 0 orphans, No. 1 slope, Nanticoke
10/7
JOHN HENRY, age blank, 1 widow, 2 orphans, Henry colliery, Plainsville
10/7
DANIEL DONOHUE, age, widows and , orphans blank, Henry colliery, Plainsville
10/11
PATRICK CARNEY, age 47, 1 widow, 3 orphans, No. 3 slope, West Nanticoke
10/16
JAMES WARD, age 36, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Diamond colliery, near Wilkes-Barre
10/25
PATRICK BOYLE, age 15, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 3 slope, Baltimore mines
11/5
JOHN HUGHES, age blank, 1 widow, 3 orphans, Elliott & Co. colliery,
Plainsville
11/6
WILLIAM WELCH, age 28, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Avondale colliery, near Plymouth
11/11
JOHN M'DONALD, age blank, 1 widow, 3 orphans, Henry colliery, Plainsville
11/12
DAVID MORGAN, age 17, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Midvale colliery, Plainsville
12/10
ANSTON KERRIGAN, age 18, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Enterprise colliery, Plainsville
12/15
CHRISTIAN ROCK, age 45, 1 widow, 3 orphans, No. 2 tunnel, E. Nanticoke
12/16
THOMAS DAVIS, age 45, 1 widow, 6 orphans, Empire shaft, near Wilkes-Barre
12/22
PATRICK TOOL, age 40, 1 widow, 5 orphans, No. 3 slope, Ashley
12/28
JOHN FOX, age 12, 0 widows, 0 orphans, No. 3 slope, Ashley
12/28
DAVID FOSTER, age blank, 1 widow, 6 orphans, Hutchison colliery, near Kingston
12/28
JAMES MC. HUTCHISON, age 25, 0 widows, 0 orphans, Hutchison coll., near
Kingston
12/28
WILLIAM RYAN, age, widows and , orphans blank, Hutchison colliery, near
Kingston
12/29
THOMAS L JONES, age 30, 1 widow, 3 orphans, Nottingham coll., Plymouth
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donated by: Ed Langley
©1997-2016 Mary Ann Lubinsky
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